Random Fact

My name is Alexz, and I have a problem. I am unable to listen to most music without a. singing along and/or b. trying to find every possible harmony. I am honestly incapable of just listening to a song.

Of course it's not my fault. I have MANY people to blame for this problem. The biggest contributor would have to be my dad. I've never heard him sing melody on any song. From the time I was 3, he was pointing out the beauty of harmony in every song we jammed to. HAHA- Our dog's name is even Harmony.

I can also blame my friend, Brittany. I remember sitting by Brittany on the bus for a 3rd grade field trip. While all of the other 3rd graders were jamming to ridiculous 90's boy bands and such, Brittany was sharing her walkman headphones so I could hear Bon Jovi. Can anyone hear "Livin' on a Prayer" and NOT sing the harmony? ...Fast forward 6 or 7 years. I was singing in a group with 2 other girls (Brit being one of them). She made me sing the upper harmony to every single song we performed. Now I can't stop! Thanks Brit. :)

Then there are always a few bands we can blame it on. Bon Jovi, Queen, Mumford and Sons, Guns N Roses, Boys II Men (don't hate!), Simon and Garfunkel, The Eagles, Blessed Union of Souls, I could go on forever!

I know this is random. Does anyone else have this problem?

this is how it always is at our house.

My Birfffday

Remember how exciting your birthday used to be when you were younger? I remember working on my "list" for weeks and weeks before my birthday. Soooo I decided to make a list for my 24th birthday. In no way do I expect to actually get these gifts, I just thought it would be fun!

For a very very long time, I have been wanting an amazing camera. Not just a good camera, an AMAZZZIINNGG one! Someday, I'll be able to afford the best of the best. Until then, I'm thankful for the camera on my phone!

I have had the same guitar since my 12th birthday. I don't think it's a bad idea to get one every 12 years! I would LOVE an acoustic electric. Mine now is just acoustic. This pink one is wayyy more expensive than anything I could ever really have, but the cool thing is that it is designed for a woman to play. Smaller space between strings, lighter body, etc. I'm lusting.

I love these yellowstone wash toms. So cute. This isn't such a big dream. I might actually get these! :)

This is not going to happen, but I would really like to have this cute little puppy. Because we live in an apartment, we cannot have pets. Someday though!!

Lastly, I'd like to spend my birthday on the beach. Lucky for me, my birthday is alway near (or on) Memorial Day. So we are taking a trip to the beautiful Harbor Island, SC. It will be a WONDERFUL change from this chilly New York weather.

Happy Birthday to me!

I stink at blogging!

I haven't posted a new blog since October! It's crazy to think about how much life has changed since then. Let me give you a brief (lame) recap.

-I lost 2 great men in my life withing 18 days of each other right around Christmas. My uncles, Shelby and Burley Shook both went to be with Jesus. I will post more about this in a later blog. (Because I'm going to get much better about writing!)

-Seth and I moved to New York. It's wayyyyy different from the south. First of all, it's cold. It's May and I still haven't seen 70 degrees yet. I'm sure I'll appreciate it in August, but right now, I'm craving flip flops in a bad kinda way!

-Seth loves his job, but since this is a very small community, I have not yet found anything. I have NEVER desired to be a stay at home kinda gal. I need to be making a difference everyday. I'm constantly looking for a job, and volunteering anywhere I can until I find something. We actually NEED the money. I NEED a job. You can pray about that if ya don't mind. ;-)

-I'm still not brave enough to discuss my "issues" in such a public form. I have, however, gotten brave enough to confide in a close friend and to finally do something about it. Maybe soon I will be able to share the whole story with a fairytale ending.

-I just went to Niagara Falls, Canada. It was on my bucket list. It was beautiful!

I'll post more often. I promise.